FROM THE DAILY MAIL ARCHIVE

AUGUST 23, 1947

USE of gold in the manufacture of jewellery for the home trade was prohibited in an Order issued by the Treasury yesterday. This may mean no more gold wedding rings for British brides.

AUGUST 23, 1966

TWO girls sat on the 21st-floor ledge of a New York hotel threatening to jump unless they could see The Beatles. The girls came down 30 minutes later after a policeman went on his knees and pleaded with them.